API 620 R.3.2 Temperature metal design.
API 620 R.3.2 Temperature metal design.
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Hi everybody,
API 620 R.3.2 defines the Temperature metal design as the minimum temperature to which the tank contents will
be refrigerated.
I want to have my tank content at -17°F. But, I also want to have a PSV that works when more vacum is present, in that case, the content tank temperature slows down to -45°F.
What would be the Temperature metal design then?
hope you understand my English and help me.
Thanks a Lot.
Chavita.
API 620 R.3.2 defines the Temperature metal design as the minimum temperature to which the tank contents will
be refrigerated.
I want to have my tank content at -17°F. But, I also want to have a PSV that works when more vacum is present, in that case, the content tank temperature slows down to -45°F.
What would be the Temperature metal design then?
hope you understand my English and help me.
Thanks a Lot.
Chavita.





RE: API 620 R.3.2 Temperature metal design.
I would think that it would not be critical to maintain toughness when a tank is subject to vacuum, but there doesn't seem to be an exemption for that case, either. Unlike ASME, which lets you vary the MAWP with the temperature.